U.S. national team midfielder Sacha Kljestan helped set up the only goal as Anderlecht defeated Russian titlist Zenit St. Petersburg, 1-0, in a crucial UEFA Champions League game Tuesday.

Kljestan executed a perfect 17th-minute give-and-go with Dieumerci Mbokani that flummoxed four Zenit defenders and left the Congolese striker with only the goalkeeper to beat. Anderlecht then held on to the slim advantage at the Constant Vanden Stock Stadium to pull back into contention in Group C. The Brussels club now is 1-2-1 and just one point behind second-place AC Milan (1-1-2) with two games remaining. The top two finishers in the four-team group advance to next year’s round-of-16. The third-place team will drop into the UEFA Europa League.

Kljestan went the full 90 minutes on Tuesday in his seventh appearance of Anderlecht’s Champions League campaign.

Already through to the next round from the group is first-place Málaga (3-0-1), which drew Milan, 1-1, in Italy. The Spanish club features U.S. defender Oguchi Onyewu, who was on the active roster Tuesday but didn’t play.

Anderlecht will host Milan on Nov. 21.

The other U.S. national teamer in action on Tuesday was midfielder Jermaine Jones, who went 90 as Schalke 04 recovered from a two-goal deficit to tie Arsenal, 2-2, in Germany. Schalke (2-0-2) leads Group B, one point above Arsenal and two clear of Greek champion Olympiakos.